Hinge.



a. w. 'HALLEY.

' HINGE.

APPLICATION mum JUNE 1,1910.

Patented Feb. 7, 1911 GEORGE W. HALLEY, OF NEVADA, IOWA.

HINGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 7, 1911.

Application filed June 7, 1910. Serial No. 565,440.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HALLEY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Nevada, in the county of Story, State of Iowa, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Hinges; and I. do hereby declarethe following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hinges, and has for one of itsobjects to produce a simply constructed hinge, which may beinexpensively manufactured and which possesses great strength anddurability combined with lightness and adaptable to various purposes.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hinge which may beconstructed wholly by machinery and requires no finishing ormachine-work to complete it ready for the market.

Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described andthen specifically pointed out in the claims.

The improved hinge may be applied for various purposes, but is designedmore particularly for attaching two boxes together, and for the purposeof illustration is shown thus applied, and in the drawings illustrativeof the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure l is a rearelevation of a pair of boxes united by the improved hinge. Fig. 2 is anend elevation of the boxes with the improved hinges applied and with oneof the boxes disposed at an angle to the other box to permit access toboth of the boxes. Fig. 3 is a side view of one of the hinges, detached,illustrating a modification in the construction. Fig. f is an edge viewof the hinge shown in Fig. 8. Figs. 5 and 6 are views similar to Figs. 3and 4c, illustrating other modifications in the construction. Fig. 7 isa section, enlarged, on the line 77 of Fig. 5.

The improved hinge comprises two leaves swingingly connected, each leafbeing formed from a single piece of wire bent into the required shape.One of the leaves of the improved hinge is formed of a single piece ofwire coiled at one end into a helix 10 and with the sides 11-12 formedinto terminal screw-receiving eyes 1314:.

The other leaf of the improved hinge is likewise formed from a singlepiece of wire and extends through the helix 10 and with spaced sidesl718 and with screw-receiving eyes l9-2O at the terminals of the sides.The side 17 is likewise provided with an eye intermediate its ends, asshown at 21.

In the modified structure shown in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 6 intermediate eyes15-1G are bent into sides 11-12 and in the modified structures shown inFigs. 5 and 6 intermediate eyes 21-22 are formed in the sides 1718.

In the modified structure shown in Figs. 3 and ithe sides 1718 areentwisted as shown at 28 and with the intermediate eyes 21-22superimposed, so that a single screw may be employed through thesuperimposed eyes.

In the modified structures shown in Figs. 2, 5, 6 and 7 one of theintermediate coils of the helix is extended into a lateral loop, asshown at 24., and stands at an angle to the longitudinal plane of theleaf which co11- tains the helix, the object to be hereinafterexplained.

It will be noted that all of the eyes of each leaf are disposed inlongitudinal alinement therewith, so that the eyes will lie closely uponthe structure upon which the hinge is fastened, and be thus effectuallyretained in position by the screws or other fastening devices.

One leaf of the improved hinge is connected to the lower box 25 byscrews or other fastening devices 26, while the other leaf of theimproved hinge is connected to the upper box 27 by screws or otherfastening devices 28. \Vhen thus arranged the stop loop 2 extends at a.slight inclination downwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, so that when theupper box is opened into the position shown by dotted lines the loopsform elfectual stops to maintain the box in position and render itscontents readily accessible.

The improved hinge is designed more particularly for attachment to twoboxes in which goods are displayed for sale, and when the boxes arearranged as shown the contents of each box is displayed and is readilyand independently accessible, while at the same time the upper box maybe folded upon the lower box to fully protect the contents of both whenrequired for shipfor the heaviest or the lightest boxes or otherstructures, and may be employed wherever a hinge is required.

What is claimed is 1. In a hinge, a leaf formed from a section of Wirecoiled at one end intov a helix andwith spaced sides havingscrew-receiving eyes at the terminals and at intermediate pointsthereof, and another leaf formed from a section of wire extendingthrough the helix of the first mentioned leaf with its sides bent intoscrew-receiving eyes at the terminals and at intermediate points, theaxes of all of said eyes being arranged at right angles to the axialline of the helix and the intermediate eyes superimposed to receive asingle screw.

2. In a hinge, a leaf formed from a section of wire coiled at one endinto a plurality of helixes and with spaced sides having screw-receivingeyes at the terminals and at intermediate points thereof, and

another leaf formed from a section of wire extending through the helixesof the first mentioned leaf with its sides bent into screw-receivingeyes at the terminals and at intermediate points and the side membersentwisted between the terminal eyes and the intermediate eyes.

3. In a hinge, a leaf formed from a section of wire coiled at one endinto a plurality of helixes and with spaced sides having screw receivingeyes at the terminals and at intermediate points thereof, and anotherleaf formed from a section of wire extending through the helixes of thefirst mentioned leaf with its sides bent into screw-receiving eyes atthe terminals and at intermediate points, the intermediate eyes beingsuperimposed and the sides entwisted between the superimposedintermediate eyes and the terminal eyes.

In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE IV. I-IALLEY.

\Vitnesses H. W. Bownes,

T. E. WILLIAMS.

